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First genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified
For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a...
MIT, SMART and NTU scientists have discovered a potential treatment for severe malaria
Credit: SMART and NTU Singapore Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and...
Boyce receives Gates Foundation grant for groundbreaking research in global health
Credit: Morag MacLachlan Chapel Hill, NC - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute for Global Health and...
Recovering from a heart attack? Hold the antibiotics
MADISON - The community of microorganisms that live in the human gut has been shown to confer all kinds of...
Genetic disease healed using genome editing
Credit: colourbox Parents of newborns may be familiar with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria: in Switzerland, all newborn babies are screened...
Statins vs. nutraceutical (Longevinex®) for vision threatening cholesterol deposits
(Resveratrol Partners LLC, dba LONGEVINEX) Drusen deposits approached the visual center (fovea) of the patient's only functional eye. Use of...
A tumor cell population responsible for resistance to therapy and tumor relapse
Resistance to therapy is a major problem in cancer patients as the cells that resist to therapy is at the...
Study examines changes made at home after unintentional injuries to children
Bottom Line: A research letter looked at how parents made changes at home after unintentional injuries sent children to emergency...
Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood
People at high risk of a heart attack in adulthood could be spotted much earlier in life with a one-off...
Metastatic breast cancer patients report high level of financial impact
CHAPEL HILL -- A national survey of more than 1,000 women with metastatic breast cancer led by University of North...
Risk of attempted suicide among sexual minority adolescents
Bottom Line: Adolescents who don't identify as heterosexual appear to have a greater risk of attempted suicide. Why The Research...
PolyU develops eNightLog system for caring elderly with dementia
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed eNightLog, a multi-function nighttime monitoring system...
Work environment challenges nurses trying to adopt healthy behaviors
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, October 8, 2018 - Research among nurses reports fewer than 10 percent...
USC scientists create new map of brain region linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Tyler Ard, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute Curing some of the most vexing diseases first...
Vaccinating humans to protect mosquitoes from malaria
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For decades, scientists have been trying to develop a vaccine that prevents mosquitoes from spreading malaria among...
US researchers explore variations in employment outcomes for people with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 8, 2018. A team of disability researchers has authored a new article that...
Hispanic individuals benefit from skills-based stroke prevention intervention
A culturally tailored program used when discharging stroke patients from the hospital helped to lower blood pressure among Hispanic individuals...
Launch of the discrimination and inequality laboratory
Credit: UC3M Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have introduced the Laboratory of Discrimination and Inequality (D-Lab),...
Rutgers discovers new delivery system that could help prevent bacterial infections
In a recent study in the Journal of The American Chemical Society, Professor Tewodros Asefa and Associate Professor Jeffrey Boyd...
A new method to pinpoint genetic differences between species could benefit human health
Why do naked mole rats live up to 31 years, when distantly related lab mice are lucky to make it...
